Virginia

I agree it's invaluable. But my guess is they'll try to put as many in homes right away as possible due to the sheer volume of dogs in this case. Agree it's a long road for puppy mill dogs. My current foster was pulled from an abusive hoarding case, and would not eat or drink with people around in the beginning. He was semi feral (had been around people, but never had a positive touch experience.) We've slowly built up trust through patience and games-based training. He'll lie against us or on our legs, but otherwise still doesn't like us to touch him.